Michael T. Brody
Jenner & Block LLP
Articles
11th Circ. Ruling Deepens 'Event Or Occurrence' Circuit Split
USA - April 28 2020 In a March 17 opinion in Spencer v. Specialty Foundry Products Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit weighed in on a developing...
Seventh and DC Circuits Allow Nationwide Class Actions with Claims of Out-of-State Plaintiffs after Bristol-Myers Squibb
USA - March 13 2020 This week, the Seventh and DC Circuits issued long-awaited and major decisions addressing a critical issue in class action litigation explicitly left...
US Supreme Court Holds that Classwide Arbitration is Unavailable Unless the Parties Expressly Agree to It
USA - April 26 2019 On April 24, 2019, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, No. 17-988, holding that classwide arbitration is not...
The Supreme Court Reaffirms The Reach And Force Of The Federal Arbitration Act, This Time In Employment Cases
USA - May 22 2018 On May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the consolidated cases Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, No. 16-285; Ernst & Young...
Gabriel K. Gillett, Carla J. Rozycki, Howard S. Suskin, Adam G. Unikowsky.
Seventh Circuit Establishes Brightline Tolling Rule
USA - January 3 2018 In Collins v. Village of Palatine, Illinois, No. 16-3395 (7th Cir. Nov. 16, 2017), the Seventh Circuit addressed the intricacies of the American Pipe...
